Josef Strnad was founded by Josef Strnad in 1902 in Žamberk.A small leather-processing trade with the original four employees, after the First World War, moved to a new building in 1930 due to the development of the production. This building was rebuilt in 1939-41.The promising development was interrupted by unlawful takeover into national administration in 1948, nationalized, and the company's activities ended in 1951.